Secretariat announced as Gold Sponsors for the 5th Edition of LawInSport’s Sports Law Arbitration Moot
We are thrilled to announce Secretariat Advisors, LLC (“Secretariat”) as Gold Sponsor for 5th edition of the global Sports Law Arbitration Moot (“SLAM”) competition. The SLAM Grand Finals of the competition take place on 12-13 April 2024 at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The SLAM is a student moot competition, organised to promote greater knowledge of the values and rules of international sports arbitration, the go to dispute resolution mechanism in the sector.
SLAM provides students from around the world the opportunity to:
- Develop and showcase their legal and advocacy skills before the world’s leading arbitrators and practitioners virtually and in-person;
- Gain real world experience of international sports arbitration under the leading procedural rules; and,
- Receive complimentary training on drafting written submissions and advocacy from some of the world’s leading advocates and arbitrators in world sport.
Students compete for the chance to win:
- £1,500 for the winners of the competition; and,
- £1,000 for the runners-up of the competition
Shalabh Gupta, Associate Director at Secretariat said “Secretariat is delighted to sponsor the SLAM 2024 competition. This event embodies our commitment to positively shaping the future of arbitrations by providing young professionals with real-world training and experience.” Amran Nawaz, Manager at Secretariat added “We are excited for students to compete using the CAS Code in front of some of the world's most respected advocates and arbitrators.”
Sean Cottrell, CEO at LawInSport added “Our collaboration with Secretariat reaffirms our intention to deliver a world class experience for all participants and judges. The support provided by Secretariat, and our other sponsors, means we are in a position to provide a truly special experience for the next generation of talented lawyers, no matter their location or financial circumstances."
About SLAM
SLAM welcomes legal students from all over the world and strives to be diverse in its student and judging base. Deserving students are provided with financial assistance for both the registration fee and the costs of appearing in the in-person rounds of the competition (if they advance), where there is demonstrated financial need, to ensure that financial barriers do not prevent students from receiving the exposure to sports law through the competition.
SLAM is a not-for-profit initiative that brings together people from around the world to support and provide opportunities for students to connect, gain valuable experience that will help them in their career in law and sport. SLAM has seen:
- 120 teams from 20+ countries entering the competition.
- 80+ teams have benefited from receiving written submission and oral advocacy training from leading advocates and arbitrators.
- 80+ CAS Arbitrators & 100+ advocates, from 20 countries, have volunteered their time and expertise to help judged the written submissions. 23 CAS arbitrators judged the oral rounds (which were all judged solely by CAS arbitrators.
Please note that registrations close on 21 January 2024.
To register a team, please click here.
For more information on the competition, please visit here or email
For more information on sponsoring SLAM, please reach out to
About Secretariat
Secretariat experts are trusted in the highest-stakes legal, risk, and regulatory matters around the world.
With nearly 500 professionals located in key commercial and arbitration centres, renowned law firms, leading corporations, and influential institutions rely on our disputes, litigation, economic, and data analytics expertise when the stakes are high -- supporting them with meticulous preparation, insightful analysis, and clearly persuasive communications. Secretariat professionals specialize in the following areas:
- Antitrust & Competition
- Construction Damages
- Construction Delay & Quantum
- Data Analytics & Strategy
- Data Security & Privacy Compliance
- Digital Forensics
- Disputes
- Economic Damages & Valuations
- Economic Regulation
- Forensic Accounting
- Intellectual Property
- Investigations & Compliance
- Labour & Employment Disputes
Secretariat currently ranks 4th in the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) 2023 Expert Witness Power Index, the preeminent annual ranking of the world’s leading international arbitration practices.
For more information on Secretariat, please visit here.
About LawInSport
LawInSport is the world leading sports law knowledge hub and global community that provides practically focused expert analysis and commentary on the latest legal developments in sport. LawInSport collaborates with our community of over 30,000 lawyers, sports executives, sports administrators, athletes, coaches, academics and students and their organisations helping them to “understand the rules of the game”™.
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